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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments

This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara discussed Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and a few other topics, but the most interesting comments came about when he talked about the future of Game Freak’s titles.

Famitsu first inquires about Pokemon as a whole. When asked about the current situation and views of the future from his perspective, Ishihara teased:
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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

Nintendo finally unveiled specific Quality of Life plans during its latest financial results investor briefing. View the overview below for a quick summary of information.

– QOL device is non-wearable, non-contact, non-operating (no controls), non-waiting, and non-installation efforts
– First QoL device monitors your sleep
– QoL device seems to send data monitored while you sleep to the cloud to be analyzed
– Teaming up with American company “resmed”
– Basically you put it next to your bed and sleep
– The device collects data and then presents a score along with ways to improve sleep and tiredness
– Things like dietary advice, exercise, etc.
– Separate services to be provided in order to improve QOL and be measured by the sleep sensor in a feedback loop
– QOL servers to connect with gaming devices, QOL servers, and smart devices to expand the definition of a platform
– “QOL Improvement” device(s?) will be compatible with Nintendo consoles and smart “devices”
– This begins starting in 2016

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 51 Comments

Pre-loading is coming to Wii U this year, Nintendo has announced. The functionality will arrive towards the end of 2014.

There are also plans to bring the same feature to 3DS sometime in 2015.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the company’s new pre-order plans during the company’s latest investor briefing.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 31 Comments

Nintendo posted supplementary information about its latest financial results just a few minutes ago. We have an updated release schedule, plus a new million sellers list. View the gallery above for all of this information.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Nintendo has prepared a new system update for 3DS – version 9.2.0-20. Unfortunately, it’s not quite as exciting as the last firmware, which added theme functionality.

Today’s update only has one purpose. Nintendo’s complete patch notes are as follows:

Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience

Nothing more to the update than that! As usual, you’ll need the latest update before you can access the eShop.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Curve Studios is currently hosting a Reddit AMA, which can be found right here. A lot of interesting details have been shared about the company and its various games. For a quick roundup of the more noteworthy tidbits, check out the summary below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments

This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 172,348 / 1,945,850
2. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2014 – 81,981 / NEW
3. [PS3] The Evil Within – 59,388 / NEW
4. [PS4] The Evil Within – 59,209 / NEW
5. [PSV] 50,836 / NEW
6. [3DS] Tales of the World: Reve Unitia – 47,037 / NEW
7. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 36,625 / 1,647,529
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 30,497 / 2,786,183
9. [PSV] Super Hero Generation – 16,802 / NEW
10. [PS3] Super Hero Generation – 12,566 / NEW
11. [PSV] Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy – 6,967 / 19,402
12. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix – 6,238 / 123,546
13. [XBO] The Evil Within – 3,233 / NEW
14. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 2,821 / 693,208
15. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 2,676 / 111,276
16. [PS3] FIFA 15 – 2,451 / 23,062
17. [360] The Evil Within – 2,419 / NEW
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 2,367 / 3,800,198
19. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 2,234 / 1,289,968
20. [PSV] Danganronpa: Another Episode – 2,132 / 98,528

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 13 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

New 3DS LL – 59,386
New 3DS – 21,281
Vita – 12,230
3DS LL – 10,665
PS4 – 8,942
3DS – 5,258
PS3 – 5,138
Wii U – 4,273
Vita TV – 795
Xbox One – 613
Xbox 360 – 89
PSP – 76

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

New 3DS LL – 60,348
New 3DS – 29,341
3DS LL – 16,771
Vita – 8,761
PS4 – 8,046
3DS – 6,778
Wii U – 5,293
PS3 – 4,779
Xbox One – 728
Vita TV – 630
PSP – 100
Xbox 360 – 88

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Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, News | 36 Comments

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata had to take a leave of absence this summer due to a medical condition. In a medical checkup earlier this year, it was discovered that he had a tumor on his bile duct.

During his absence Iwata had the tumor removed and has now recovered well enough to resume his regular work duties.

In his first press appearance since his leave he commented to reporters – while giving the latest Nintendo financial results – Iwata said that he has lost weight but feels healthier.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Screenshots, Wii U | 1 Comment

A look at one of the returning modes today, Sakurai talks about some of the details of the Smash staple classic mode:

After each battle, the fighters that lost get blown away!! The fighters remaining on the field will once again team up with other fighters on the field. You can actually choose fighters you’ve blown away to join your team in team battles. A rival will always appear in this mode, and the longer that character survives, the stronger it will get.

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